Hammersmith and Fulham International Brigade volunteer.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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J. Monks
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Hammersmith and Fulham International Brigade
{Front of memorial:} International Brigade In honour of the volunteers who le...
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Francisco Ferrer
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George Orwell
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Catherine of Aragon
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Maria Anna of Spain
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Surrey Docks Manager's Office
SE16, Surrey Quays Road, Dock Offices
EU Today writes: "The first bomb of the London blitz landed on the Dockyard Offices on the periphery of what is now the car park for Surr...
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Claylands Chapel
Built as a Congregational church and opened on 29 June 1836, this building is at the north corner of Claylands Road and Claylands Place (just south of the Oval). In 1845 it was renovated and capaci...
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Spoons
EC1, Warner Street, public stairwell to Rosebery Avenue
The Great Wen suggests that these spoons first appeared in about 2000 and that they refer to the use of the stairwell by heroin addicts.
Mercury Theatre
Founded by Ashley Dukes as a new stage for plays by poets. The plaque gives 1931 as the start date, but Wikipedia gives 1933. Possibly for those first 3 years it was a home for the Ballet Club an...
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